Greece vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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Greece Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1105
$765
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2694
$1785
🏠 One person rent
$527
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$950
$590
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.7
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1026
$578
💸 GDP per capita
$23401
$5565
😃 Human freedom index
7.58
4.71
❤️ Life expectancy
80.6
71.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
49
26
🌐 English speaking %
51%
35%
🎓 Higher education
86
54
😀 Quality of life
68
31
🏙️ Population
10.5M
38.3M

The average cost of living in Greece ($1105) is 44% more expensive than in Iraq ($765). Greece ranked 66th vs 128th for Iraq in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Greece compared to 0.8 months in Iraq. Ranked 45th and 143rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Greece vs Iraq

We calculate prices for Greece and Iraq as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 29 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Greece Iraq
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$3.49
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.91
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$709
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$66.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.6
$35.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.59%
7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2987
$1822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2446
$756
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.7
$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.1
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.32
$5.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.88
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.99
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.69
$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$5.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.9
$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6743
$2847

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In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1272
643K
Crete
$1150
623K
Thessaloniki
$1106
310K
Patras
$1011
174K
Piraeus
$1045
168K
Heraklion
$1093
145K
Peristeri
$1082
134K
Larissa
$1030
146K
Glyfada
$1437
89.6K
Kallithea
$1159
97.6K
Kifissia
$1265
48.7K
Nikaia
$1054
88.1K
Rhodes
$1070
54.6K
Nea Ionia
$1142
64.6K
Volos
$981
85.8K
Nea Smyrni
$1150
72.9K
Ioannina
$930
64.9K
Trikala
$1015
61.6K
Chalcis
$980
64.5K
Serres
$988
58.4K
Komotini
$899
51.7K
Palaio Faliro
$1258
64.9K
Xanthi
$948
58.8K
Alexandroupoli
$911
59.5K
Chania
$1131
54.6K
Lamia
$836
47.5K
Kalamata
$1033
57.7K
Drama
$891
44.3K
Agrinio
$900
50.7K
Katerini
$973
59.2K

In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$904
8.13M
Basra
$904
1.33M
Mosul
$597
1.79M
Kirkuk
$508
975K
Najaf
$587
725K
Ramadi
$766
875K
Sulaymaniyah
$676
878K
Erbil
$854
846K
Karbala
$580
690K
Nasiriyah
$672
542K
Hillah
$651
541K
Amarah
$683
512K
Ctesiphon
$752
500K
Baqubah
$659
468K
Az Zubayr
$723
370K
Kut
$626
378K
Al Diwaniyah
$467
392K
Duhok
$646
331K
Fallujah
$817
251K
Samawah
$582
215K
Kufa
$570
171K
Zakho
$688
219K
Abu Ghraib
$960
189K
Samarra
$680
140K
Umm Qasr
$740
108K
Al-Faw
$736
105K
Tikrit
$641
106K
Al-Karmah
$833
95K
Sinjar
$672
22.5K